Alaska sees record temperatures in heatwave
An "all-time high" temperature record has been set in the US state of Alaska, despite much of the country sitting in the Arctic circle. Temperatures peaked at 32.22 Celsius (90F) on 4 July at an airport
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Record warm April ... and most Antarctic ice
While the globe last month endured its warmest April in 135 years of records (tied with 2010), Antarctic sea ice reached its largest April extent on record, according to a report released Tuesday by the
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Forest fires worsen global warming to thaw Greenland's ice
Forest fires and global warming caused an extreme melt of Greenland's ice in 2012, according to a study on Monday that said such thaws may happen almost yearly by 2100, threatening the survival of the
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Esa's Cryosat mission sees Antarctic ice losses double
Antarctica is now losing about 160 billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean - twice as much as when the continent was last surveyed. The new assessment comes from Europe's Cryosat spacecraft, which
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Glaciers in Canada rapidly melting: Report
VANCOUVER: The mountains of British Columbia cradle glaciers in west Canada are in rapid retreat, which has become a major climate change issue, a media report said, citing an American state-of-the union
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Greenland glacial melt could be more dangerous than previously believed
Researchers have said that Greenland's icy reaches are far more vulnerable to warm ocean waters from climate change than had been thought. The bedrock canyons sit well below sea level, meaning that
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Global warming fragmenting Himalayan glaciers
KATHMANDU: The second international conference on ‘Cryosphere of the Hindu Kush Himalayas: State of Knowledge’ organised by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development with the support of
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Climate Change to Hit Sovereign Creditworthiness: S&P
Global warming will harm sovereign creditworthiness around the world this century, with poorer nations the worst hit, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said. Climate change is one of two “global mega-trends”
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Collapse of West Antarctic ice sheet has begun: Study
The collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which holds enough water to raise global seas by several feet, has begun. University of Washington researchers have used detailed topography maps and computer
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Maldives “not prepared” for repercussions of collapsing Antarctic glacier
The Maldives “is not prepared at all” for the projected acceleration of sea level rise caused by the collapse of a glacier system in Western Antarctica, local environmental groups have said. Two separate
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West Antarctica ice sheet collapse: 'it will change the coastline of the world'
Adapting to sea level rises as ice sheets melt will be a really big deal – it'll be expensive and hard We should be worried, and it looks increasingly probable that we should be worried – that's what